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Well i built a new system and its pretty bad ass but lately i have been having problems with internet speed. Especially when buffering videos, takes way to long for what i have in my system. A couple of quick specs:

-amd phenom ii x4 965 black edition (overclocked to 3.9ghz)

-ati 5870 (overclocked)

-8gb corsair dominatior ram (1600)

-windows 7

-msi 790FX-GD70 mobo

I aint going to list everything but it aint bad. But its been dragging and i also use firefox. And its just gotten worse lately so what do you think it could be, maybe my internet service, i think i have road runner high speed, i hate time warner lol. And im also positive i have no viruses, plus i wipe my hard drive clean every couple of months anyway.



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http://speedtest.net/



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My comp, as shown to the right (click for fullsize pic)

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T @ 3.2 GHz
Video Card: XFX 1 GB Radeon HD 5870
Memory: 8 GB A-Data DDR3-1600
Motherboard: ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3
Primary Storage: OCZ Vertex 120 GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF-932
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Extra Storage: WD Caviar Black 640 GB,
WD Caviar Black 750 GB, WD Caviar Black 1 TB
Display: Triple ASUS 25.5" 1920x1200 monitors
Sound: HT Omega Striker 7.1 sound card,
Logitech X-540 5.1 speakers
Input: Logitech G5 mouse,
Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboard
Wii Friend Code: 2772 8804 2626 5138 Steam: jefforange89

CHROME!



My download speed was 15 mb/s, is that good?



I dont know, i just tested mine and it was around 28mb/s. And according to the test i was way above average so i dont get it. Cuz my internet still drags ass.



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Nice system. As for you internet that is plenty fast enough to stream videos so i have no idea why it isnt working. Maybe call up your ISP and ask them sometimes it can be a bad modem or router.



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Thats weird.. well the usual antivirus check(norton kapersky,MS essentials).. if you dont have a firewall I highly recommend you install one- try Ccleaner as well to remove all those temp files etc. Try changing your browser- safari/chrome/opera. Do any of the other computers on your network have the same issues? If your on wifi, I suggest you try ethernet or vice versa.

Hopefully these basic checks will help isolate the problem.



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c. redesgined PS controller

d. SEGA back in the console business

e. M$ out of the OS business

shit those are some fast speeds here in new zealand ive got 512 kbps and thats standard



Your system specs don't really have anything to do with internet speed.

Stop queuing up 20 porn videos at the same time and you'll be fine.